Trouser hanger



I L. S. PAULIC Jan. 13, 1948.

TROUSER HANGER Filed Jan. 10, 1947 IN V EN TOR. 60 5 Baa/fa MJM Patented Jan. 13, 1948 UNlTD STATES PATENT OFFICE TROUSER HANGER Leo S. Paulie, East Lansing, Mich.

Application January 10, 1947, Serial No. 721,397

2 Claims.

This invention relates to hangers, is particularly concerned with trouser hangers, and is most particularly concerned with a hanger Which is concealed in the leg of the trousers and may remain there while the trousers are worn.

The conventional clothes hangers presently had do not adapt themselves well for use in hanging trousers. When such hangers are used for hanging trousers the legs of the trousers are usually superimposed, and are then folded upon themselves, and are inserted into the hanger. When the trousers remain hanging in this manner for a period of time they very often become creased at the point of contact with the hanger. This is undesirable since the crease may remain in the trousers for some time while they are being Worn.

Other hangers which are more particularly designed for use in trouser hanging are objectionable because they are cumbersome and are otherwise undesirable.

It is an object of this invention to provide a trouser hanger. It is a further object to provide a trouser hanger which is convenient in use. It is still a further object to provide a trouser hanger which is light in weight and may in part be constructed of flexible materials. It is a further object to provide a trouser hanger which may, by means of a pair of pockets, be inserted into the trouser leg, and become a part of the trousers.

I have now discovered and invented a trouser hanger which in combination with a trouser leg and a pair of elongated pockets attached thereto, consists of an elongated flexible strip, a short metal strip attached thereto to reinforce the said elongated strip, a hook, rotatably attached equidistant from each end of the said elongated strip, the short end of the said hook having an indentation thereon, a nipple of the said indentation protruding toward the said short strip and conforming with a hole therein, the said nipple of the said indentation in combination with the said hole in the said short strip to prevent the said hook from rotating while the trousers are being worn, am able to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art, and am able readily to accomplish the objects set forth.

To facilitate the understanding of the present invention, an embodiment thereof will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the same.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows my invention in position for hanging a trouser leg.

Fig. 4 shows m invention in position while the trousers are being worn.

The hook i is rotatably attached to the elongated flexible strip 3 by means of a rivet 4. The short metal strip 2 is held by the rivet 4, between the hook I and the strip 3. The hook I has an indentation I, protruding, and conforming with the hole 8, shown in Fig. 2. The pockets 5 are attached to the inside of the trouser leg 5 by being sewn thereto.

Each of the ends of the strips 3 are inserted into each of the pockets 5. While the trousers are worn the hook I is rotated until the nipple of the indentation I snaps into the hole 8. The hook is thus held there while the trousers are Worn. The flexibility of the strip 3 causes it to bend and conform to the normal shape of the trouser leg while the trousers are worn. Each of the trouser legs in a pair of trousers is provided with a hanger as above-described, and each of the trouser legs has sewn thereto a pair of pockets for holding the hanger.

When it is desired to hang the trousers, the hook I is rotated until the same can be used for hanging the trousers. The trousers are thus hung by each of the hangers provided in each of the trouser legs. The short strip 2 provides reinforcement to the flexible strip while the hanger is in use.

I claim:

1. In combination with a trouser leg and a pair of elongated pockets attached thereto, a hanger consisting of an elongated flexible strip, a short metal strip attached thereto to reinforce the said elongated strip, a hook, rotatably attached equidistant from each end of the said elongated strip, the'short end of the said hook having an indentation thereon, a nipple of the said indentation protruding toward the said short strip and conforming with a hole therein, the said nipple of the said indentation in combination with the said hole in the said short strip to prevent the said hook from rotating while the trousers are being worn.

2. In combination with a pair of trousers, and a pair of elongated pockets attached to the inside of each of its trouser legs, a pair of hangers, each of the said hangers consisting of an elongated fiexible strip, a short metal strip attached thereto to reinforce the said elongated strip, a hook, rotatably attached equidistant from each end of the said elongated strip, the short end of the said hook having an indentation thereon, a nipple of the said indentation protruding toward the said short strip and conforming with a hole therein, the said nipple of the said indentation in combination with the said hole in the said short strip to prevent the said hook from rotating while the trousers are being worn.

LEO S. PAULIC. 

